Iron Master: Shifters Unbound, Book 12

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by Ashley Jennifer


  As Stuart and Peigi walked into the kitchen, they were confronted by a line of cubs, Noelle standing slightly in front of the others, a piece of notebook paper in her hands.

  “I already signed that,” Stuart said.

  The coffee pot was percolating—one of the cubs must have figured out how to work it. Or maybe Nell had come over and started it. The first cup would be interesting.

  “This is a different contract,” Noelle said with an official air. “This is an agreement we came up with last night, at Nell’s house. She didn’t help with this one—we did it ourselves.”

  “Ourselves,” Kevin repeated proudly.

  Noelle cleared her throat and read. “We, the cubs of Peigi and Stuart, are petitioning you to be allowed to stop calling you Peigi and Stuart.” She peeled her gaze from the page, her eyes filled with nervousness. “We want to call you Mom and Dad.”

  “Oh.” Peigi couldn’t speak, couldn’t breathe. Stuart was likewise still.

  “We all signed it.” Noelle held up the page, showing six signatures, some more scraggly and awkward than the others. “We’re in agreement.”

  Donny watched them worriedly. “Okay, Peigi and Stuart? I mean, Mom and Dad?”

  Peigi sank to her knees, her eyes filling with tears. “Of course you can,” she said, her voice barely working. “Stuart?”

  His hand was on her shoulder, he leaning down to them. His voice was low, gentle, the hard warrior becoming the warm-hearted man Peigi had always known he was. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

  “Yay!” Kevin cried.

  Noelle flung aside the paper and burst into tears. Peigi opened her arms, and Stuart knelt next to her, the two of them gathering in the cubs as they rushed them.

  Peigi’s heart sang, the mate bond in accompaniment, as she held her cubs, kissing, hugging, laughing, crying, Stuart beside her, her life complete.

  * * *

  Thank you for reading! I was thrilled to write Peigi and Reid’s book at last.

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  Turn the page for a list of characters who inhabit Shiftertowns and their connected books.

  Who’s Who in Shiftertowns

  Names in bold appear in books dedicated to those characters

  Las Vegas Shiftertown

  Warden Household

  Eric Warden (Shiftertown leader)

  Mate: Iona Duncan

  Cubs:

  Jace Warden (Eric’s by previous mate)

  Callum

  Cassidy Warden (Eric’s second and sister)

  Mate: Diego Escobar

  Cub: Amanda

  Related:

  Xavier Escobar (brother to Diego)

  Lyndsey Cummings (lynx Shifter, best friend to Cassidy)

  Books: Wild Cat, Mate Claimed, Feral Heat (crossover with Austin Shiftertown)

  McNeil Household

  Graham McNeil (Lupine leader)

  Mate: Misty Granger

  Cub: Hamish

  Foster cubs: Matt, Kyle (Guards)

  Nephew and second: Dougal

  Books: Mate Claimed, Wild Wolf

  Nell’s Household

  Nell (Bear leader)

  Mate: Cormac

  Cubs:

  Shane (Nell’s second)

  Brody (Eric’s second)

  Books: Perfect Mate

  Peigi and Reid’s Household

  Peigi (Bear Shifter)

  Mate: Stuart Reid

  Cubs:

  Donny

  Noelle

  Lucinda

  Patrick

  Hannah

  Kevin

  Books: Wild Cat, Iron Master

  Las Vegas Guardian

  Neal Ingram

  Montana Shiftertown

  Eoin Lyall (Shiftertown leader)

  Cubs

  Logan

  Colin (Eoin’s son’s)

  Foster cub:

  Rae Lyall (Shiftertown Guardian)

  Rae’s Mate: Zander Montcrieff (healer and polar bear)

  Related (from Alaska, and Zander’s friends)

  Miles (gray fox Shifter)

  Ezra Wilcox (Lupine)

  Piotr Ivanov (human, and family)

  Carson McCade (human)

  Books: Bad Wolf (crossover from Austin Shiftertown) Guardian’s Mate

  North Carolina Shiftertown

  Bowman (Shiftertown leader)

  Mate: Kenzie Dimitru

  Cubs

  Ryan

  Claire

  Related:

  Christian Dimitru (Clan leader, uncle to Kenzie)

  Brigid (Fae)

  Cade (tracker: bear)

  Jamie (tracker: cheetah)

  North Carolina Guardian

  Pierce Daniels

  Books: Mate Bond

  Bowman also appears in Tiger Magic and Wild Wolf

  New Orleans Shiftertown

  Spence (Shiftertown leader)

  Reginald McKee (Reg) (second)

  Angus Murray (former second)

  Mate: Tamsin Calloway

  Cub: Ciaran

  Related:

  Dante (bear Shifter, carnival owner)

  Mate: Celine (half-Fae)

  Cub: Brina

  Books: Midnight Wolf

  Crossover with Red Wolf

  Kendrick’s Compound

  Kendrick Shaughnessy (Leader and Guardian)

  Mate: Addison Price

  Cubs: Robbie (foster), Zane, Brett

  Seamus (Kendrick’s second)

  Mate: Bree Fayette

  Dimitri Kashnikov (tracker)

  Mate: Jaycee Bourdeax (tracker)

  Related:

  Remy Fayette (Bree’s brother)

  Francesca (Bear shifter and tracker)

  Katie (bear cub)

  Lady Aisling (Tuil Erdannan)

  Books: Bear Attraction (crossover with Austin Shiftertown), Lion Eyes, White Tiger, Red Wolf

  Austin Shiftertown

  Liam’s Household

  Liam Morrissey (Shiftertown leader)

  Mate: Kim Fraser

  Cub: Kaitriona

  Tiger

  Mate: Carly Randal

  Cubs:

  Seth

  Tiger-girl

  Connor Morrissey (nephew to Liam)

  Books: Pride Mates, Primal Bonds, Tiger Magic, Tiger Striped (novella)

  Sean’s Household

  Sean Morrissey (Guardian)

  Mate: Andrea Gray

  Cub: Kenny

  Dylan Morrissey (clan leader, former Shiftertown leader)

  Mate: Glory Stewart (Lupine pack leader)

  Related

  Fionn Cillian (Fae father to Andrea)

  Books: Pride Mates, Primal Bonds, A Shifter Christmas Carol

  Ellison’s Household

  Ellison Rowe (Lupine tracker)

  Mate: Maria Ortega

  Cub: Sara

  Deni Rowe

  Mate: Jace Warden

  Deni’s Cubs: Jackson, Will

  Books: Lone Wolf, Feral Heat (crossover with Las Vegas Shiftertown)

  Spike’s Household

  Eron Reyes aka Spike (tracker for Liam)

  Mate: Myka Thompson

  Cubs:

  Jordan (Spike’s by previous relationship)

  Sophia

  Related

  Ella Reyes (Spike’s grandmother)

  Books: Hard Mated

  Ronan’s Household

  Ronan (Bear leader)

  Mate: Elizabeth Chapman

  Cub: Coby

  Rebecca (Tracker for Ronan and Liam)

  Mate: Walker Danielson (human liaison to Shifter Bureau)

  Foster cubs

  Scott

  Cherie

  Olaf

  Katie (crossover from Kendrick’s compound)

  R
elated

  Mabel Chapman (sister to Elizabeth)

  Pablo Marquez (enemy turned friend)

  Bodyguard, Bear Attraction (crossover with Kendrick’s Compound)

  Crossover in Lion Eyes

  Broderick’s Household

  Broderick McNaughton

  Mate: Joanna

  Cub: Rhys

  Brothers

  Corey

  Derek

  Mason McNaughton

  Mate: Jasmine (owner of NOLA haunted house)

  Related:

  Daragh O’Sullivan (Montana Shiftertown Guardian—crossover)

  Books: Bad Wolf (crossover with Montana Shiftertown), Wild Things

  Crossover in Bear Attraction

  Not attached to a specific Shiftertown

  (appear in multiple books)

  Ben (goblin, of Faerie but not Fae)

  Marlo (human pilot)

  Zander (healer and polar bear, mate of Montana Shiftertown Guardian)

  Historical: Ireland, 1400

  Niall O’Connell (Shifter master smith)

  Mate: Alanna (Fae)

  Cubs from Niall’s deceased mate:

  Piers

  Marcus

  Cubs with Alanna:

  Padraig

  Chloe

  Books: Shifter Made

  List will be updated as series continues.

  Also by Jennifer Ashley

  Shifters Unbound

  Pride Mates

  Primal Bonds

  Bodyguard

  Wild Cat

  Hard Mated

  Mate Claimed

  “Perfect Mate” (novella)

  Lone Wolf

  Tiger Magic

  Feral Heat

  Wild Wolf

  Bear Attraction

  Mate Bond

  Lion Eyes

  Bad Wolf

  Wild Things

  White Tiger

  Guardian’s Mate

  Red Wolf

  Midnight Wolf

  Tiger Striped

  A Shifter Christmas Carol

  Iron Master

  Shifter Made ("Prequel" short story)

  Stormwalker

  (w/a Allyson James)

  Stormwalker

  Firewalker

  Shadow Walker

  “Double Hexed”

  Nightwalker

  Dreamwalker

  Dragon Bites

  (more to come)

  Immortals Series

  by Jennifer Ashley,

  Robin Popp, and Joy Nash

  The Calling (by Jennifer Ashley)

  The Darkening (by Robin Popp)

  The Awakening (by Joy Nash)

  The Gathering (by Jennifer Ashley)

  The Redeeming (by Jennifer Ashley)

  The Crossing (by Joy Nash)

  The Haunting (by Robin Popp)

  Blood Debt (by Joy Nash)

  Wolf Hunt (by Jennifer Ashley)

  Forbidden Taste (by Jennifer Ashley)

  Riding Hard

  (Contemporary Romance)

  Adam

  Grant

  Carter

  Tyler

  Ross

  Kyle

  Ray

  Snowbound in Starlight Bend

  About the Author

  New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jennifer Ashley has written more than 100 published novels and novellas in romance, urban fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction under the names Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James, and Ashley Gardner. Jennifer's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have earned starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly and Booklist. When she isn’t writing, Jennifer enjoys playing music (guitar, piano, flute), reading, hiking, and building dollhouse miniatures.

  More about Jennifer’s books can be found at

  http://www.jenniferashley.com

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  Copyright

  Iron Master

  Shifters Unbound, book 12

  Copyright © 2020 by Jennifer Ashley

  This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer's imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organizations is entirely coincidental.

  All Rights are Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the author.

  Cover design by Kim Killion

 

 

 


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